Hijabi Reads

  Hello friends...welcome to my space. As you might know, May is a month for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage so I decided to read books that represent them. But for this year, I more focus on reading Asian books. And...here they are! 1. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfer...

  Hi, friends! Welcome to my space. EID AL-FITR MUBARAK! I hope we can be more forgiving to each other this year and become a better person. Saying "forgive me" is not a shameful thing, instead it makes you become a great person who is able to acknowledge your own mistakes. That's how strong a word is. Just one word can destroy everything, but also with one word can fix everything. These three women experience it on firsthand. You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths. Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-coded glory, but those plans go out the window after a terrorist attack near her home. When the terrorist is assumed to be Muslim and Islamophobia grows, Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort. You Truly Assumed was never meant to be an...